Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Private, day, college-prep school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Cascia Hall Preparatory School is an Augustinian Roman Catholic coeducational College-preparatory day school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association. It is one of Tulsa's three Catholic high schools, with Bishop Kelley High School and Holy Family Classical School.
History
Cascia Hall was founded by the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, of the Order of Saint Augustine, in 1926 at its current location, a 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus at 2520 South Yorktown Avenue in midtown Tulsa.[1] The school's first headmaster was Francis A. Driscoll, who had previously been president of Villanova College (now Villanova University).[2] The school is named after St. Rita of Cascia.
Cascia Hall was an all-male day school, which accepted boarders, until 1986, when it ceased to take boarders, added a middle school, and became a coeducational day school for grades 6-12. It has a total enrollment of about 525, about 45% of whom are Roman Catholic. Cascia Hall follows the Augustinian tradition of education, which traces its heritage to the educational philosophy of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Athletics
Various sports are offered including:
Fall Sports - cheerleading (middle and upper school), cross country (middle and upper school), football (middle and upper school), and volleyball (middle and upper school).
Winter Sports - basketball (middle and upper school), swimming and wrestling (middle and upper school).
Spring Sports - baseball (upper school), golf (middle and upper school), lacrosse (middle and upper school), soccer (upper school), tennis (middle and upper school), and track (middle and upper school).
Fine and performing arts
Cascia Hall offers programs in theater, music, visual arts, and speech and debate.
Notable people
Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include:
- G. T. Bynum, mayor of Tulsa, 2016–present[3]
- John F. Reif, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court 2015-16
- Bill Hader, actor/comedian and repertory player, on Saturday Night Live.[4]
- Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma 1995-2003[5]
- Bill LaFortune, Mayor of Tulsa, 2002-06[6]
- Robert J. LaFortune, Mayor of Tulsa, 1970-78[7]
- Gailard Sartain, actor (attended Cascia Hall, but graduated from Will Rogers High School)
- G. G. Smith, college basketball head coach, High Point University
- Lovie Smith, NFL and college football head coach (assistant football coach at Cascia Hall 1981–1982)[8]
- Lauren Stamile, professional actress, best known for her recurring role as "Nurse Rose" on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy.[9]
- Iciss Tillis, professional women's basketball player[10]
- Blake Towsley, contestant on 11th season of Survivor
- R. A. Lafferty, American science fiction and fantasy writer
- Gordon Todd Skinner, drug dealer and convicted kidnapper
References
- ^ Viewbook at Cascia Hall official website [permanent dead link].
- ^ "Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, O.S.A. (1889-1945)" at Augustinians of the Midwest website (retrieved February 5, 2009)
- ^ "Midwest Augustinians celebrating 75th anniversary with Tulsa event | Education | tulsaworld.com".
- ^ Michael Smith, "Super Glad: Native Tulsan Bill Hader moves from ‘SNL’ success to big-budget film roles" Archived 2008-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa World, August 17, 2007.
- ^ Kent A. Schell, Francis Anthony Keating II bio Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine(retrieved February 5, 2009).
- ^ "Boardmember in the Spotlight" Oklahoma Cities and Towns (June 2005) [permanent dead link], pp. 5,6
- ^ Dianna Everett, Robert James LaFortune bio Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved February 5, 2009)
- ^ Natasha Washington, "All You Need Is Lovie" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, TulsaPeople (March 2007)
- ^ Rita Sherrow, "Former Tulsan gets seven-show appearance on 'Grey's Anatomy'", Tulsa World, November 18, 2007
- ^ John D. Ferguson "Cascia Great Inducted", Tulsa World, December 15, 2008
External links
- Official website
- Augnet International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine
- Midwest Augustinians Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel
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- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wilburton
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- Bishop Kelley High School, Tulsa
- Cascia Hall Preparatory School, Tulsa
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